project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Biological pest control in commercial appel plantations
Control biológico de plagas en plantaciones comerciales de manzanos

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Completed | 2015 - 2017 Spain
Completed | 2015 - 2017 Spain
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Objectives

The main objective is to achieve the biological control of pests in apple orchards fully protected with polyethylene nets. Secondary objectives are: to improve the take-up of alternative methods to the use of chemical pesticides, to reduce the inconveniences of fruit residues occurrence, to restore, preserve and increase biodiversity, modernize fruit producing companies by promoting environmentally friendly defence methods and to foster cooperation for innovation in both fruit growing and research sectors.

 

Objectives

El objetivo principal del proyecto es basar en el control biológico la defensa de plagas de plantaciones de manzanos protegidas totalmente con redes de polietileno. Los objetivos secundarios consisten en potenciar el uso de los métodos alternativos a los fitosanitarios, reducir las aplicaciones de los productos de defensa sanitaria y la problemática derivada por la presencia de residuos en la fruta, restaurar, preservar y mejorar la biodiversidad, modernizar las empresas frutícolas priorizando los métodos de defensa de bajo impacto medioambiental, y fomentar la cooperación para la innovación entre el sector productor y el sector investigador.

Activities

The scheduled project activities consist of providing the necessary conditions to achieve biological control of target pests: aphids and mealy bug Pseudococcus viburni. Passive pest protection is done by using polyethylene nets, autumn treatments to avoid rose apple aphid egg laying on apple trees, installing refuges for auxiliary fauna and releasing predators from bio-factories.

 

Activities

Las acciones previstas en el proyecto consisten en proveer las condiciones necesarias para facilitar el control biológico de las plagas objetivo: áfidos y Pseudococcus viburni. Se contempla la protección pasiva de las plantaciones con redes de polietileno, tratamientos en otoño para dificultar la puesta de los adultos de pulgón gris que vuelven a la plantación, instalación de refugios para fauna auxiliar y sueltas de depredadores procedentes de biofactorías.

 

Context

This project consists of applying a global plant protection strategy based on biological control in two commercial apple orchards protected by an anti-hail net (in the upper part) and by antiinsect polyethilene nets (on the side). The project activities are devoted to biological control of aphids, particularly of rosy apple aphid (Disaphys plantaginea), green apple aphid (Aphis pomi) and woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum).

 

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Location
Main geographical location
Barcelona
Other geographical location
Tarragona, Lleida

€ 173116.15

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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Contacts

Project coordinator

  • Àlex Creixell Hontangas

    Project coordinator